Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 14/8/2015 - Down With A Thud!
Bitcoin has hit the ground with a thud as bulls ran out of fuel in the middle of this week. The decline of the past 3 sessions has undone all the hard work done by the buyers after the price hit a low of $261. Bitcoin is now trading at $262.22, down 1.84 percent. It has hit an intraday low of $262. And I am sensing more pain if $260 is breached. Take a look at the technical picture of the daily BTC-USD price chart below. Bitcoin Chart Structure - Bitcoin has witnessed an incessant selling pressure after it hit its recent high of $271.50. If the cryptocurrency holds its base of $260, then a....
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